I was having a beer with my crazy running friend and she took a peek at my toes under the table, and commented. I have teased her about her feet and black toe nails probably more than I should. She has been running for years, and runs more miles in a day than I do in a week. She has worked hard for, and earned her ugly toes.
We were having sandwiches and beers to treat ourselves for Mother's Day. Of course we chatted about our kids, husbands, how sick we'd feel the next day after eating the delicious, greasy, french fries, and our running goals. We talked about nasty bumps and lumps on our feet. Which I believe is what prompted her to look under the table at my feet. I think she was surprised when she commented that I had all my toe nails and none of them were even black. Back in October, I had asked our crazy shopper running friend how long it would be before I lost a toe nail. He said that I should be fine as long as I had shoes that were well fit. So I told crazy running friend that I credited my healthy tootsies to my awesome New Balance 850's.
When I started getting serious about running, Paddy was concerned that my feet would start to look like my friend's. Now, I must make an admission that will sound somewhat odd. I'm a little disappointed that I haven't had a toe nail turn black yet. I kind of feel like losing a toe nail is a rite of passage for a runner. I'm thinking I need to either ramp up the training, or buy tighter shoes. In the mean time, I'll have to settle for my calluses and growing bunion. So to those of you that have run your feet ugly, be proud, you have earned those nasty dogs...and some of us are envious!
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